22. When the man heard that, he looked unhappy and went away sad, because he owned a lot of property.
23. Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it will be for rich people to enter the kingdom of God!”
24. The disciples were stunned by his words. But Jesus said to them again, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!
25. It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.”
26. This amazed his disciples more than ever. They asked each other, “Who, then, can be saved?”
27. Jesus looked at them and said, “It’s impossible for people ⌊to save themselves⌋, but it’s not impossible for God to save them. Everything is possible for God.”
28. Then Peter spoke up, “We’ve given up everything to follow you.”
29. Jesus said, “I can guarantee this truth: Anyone who gave up his home, brothers, sisters, mother, father, children, or fields because of me and the Good News
30. will certainly receive a hundred times as much here in this life. They will certainly receive homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children and fields, along with persecutions. But in the world to come they will receive eternal life.
31. But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.”
32. Jesus and his disciples were on their way to Jerusalem. Jesus was walking ahead of them. His disciples were shocked ⌊that he was going to Jerusalem⌋. The others who followed were afraid. Once again he took the twelve apostles aside. He began to tell them what was going to happen to him.
33. “We’re going to Jerusalem. There the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and the experts in Moses’ Teachings. They will condemn him to death and hand him over to foreigners.
34. They will make fun of him, spit on him, whip him, and kill him. But after three days he will come back to life.”
35. James and John, sons of Zebedee, went to Jesus. They said to him, “Teacher, we want you to do us a favor.”
36. “What do you want me to do for you?” he asked them.
37. They said to him, “Let one of us sit at your right and the other at your left in your glory.”